longanimity

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You have to recall though that while Grooming your domestic dog on your own can be very executing, it is also something that takes time, longanimity, and lots of love.

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  1. noun Calmness in the face of suffering and adversity; forbearance.

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  1. Middle English longanimite, from Old French, from Late Latin longanimitās, from longanimis, patient : Latin longus, long; see longitude + Latin animus, mind, reason; see anə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French longanimité = Spanish longanimidad = Portuguese longanimidade = Italian longanimità, from Late Latin longanimita(t-)s, forbearance, from longanimis, forbearing, patient, from Latin longus, long, + animus, mind.
 

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/lɑŋgəˈnɪməti/
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